John Jost - Teachers Make a Difference - Irving Alexander

The transcript discusses the significant influence of various mentors on the speaker's academic and professional journey. It highlights the impact of Bill McGuire and Mahzarin Banaji during graduate school, Aria Krug Lanski during postdoctoral studies, and Irving Alexander during undergraduate studies. The speaker also reflects on the profound influence of Silvan Tompkins' work on their intellectual development, particularly in understanding human behavior and personality dimensions.

What was the focus of Silvan Tompkins' work?

• Psychology of emotion

• Personality assessment

• Social psychology

• Clinical interviews

Describe the relationship between the left-right dimension in politics and human behavior as discussed in the text.

• It is a manifestation of underlying tensions

• It is irrelevant to human nature

• It only applies to politics

• It is a simple binary choice